# Talgachi Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Talgachi

Talgachi is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,435 people in 2,228 households**, the 1st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 10,435people (2011)
- 2,228households
- 66.5%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talgachi

Of every 100 households in Talgachi in 2011, 38 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Talgachi · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Talgachi?

■ Talgachi · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**960

Working population ****40.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 62.8% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 378 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 662 (16%) · **■** Household industry 193 (5%) · **■** Other work 2,022 (48%) · **■** Marginal 918 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Gudhia9,660 people
- Hasenpur8,093 people
- Bali7,892 people
- Tentulia7,576 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talgachi?10,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talgachi in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talgachi?66.5% (Census 2011)